TOP MILITARY LEADERS - U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, greets Gen. Chen Bingde, chief of the Chinese army's General Staff, at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va., May 17, 2011. DOD photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Sun L. VegaUS, China Military Leaders Hold High-Level Washington Talks -- Voice of America
U.S. and Chinese military leaders held their first day of high-level talks in Washington on Tuesday, but postponed a highly anticipated press conference because talks were going so well.
In a brief statement Tuesday, a Pentagon spokesman said the discussions between General Chen Bingde, China's chief of the general staff, and Admiral Mike Mullen, his U.S. counterpart - were productive - so much so that they want to continue them on Wednesday.
The Pentagon did not say what the two military leaders discussed.
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